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January 2018, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

RURAL ROCKS

Rural Rocks, the Rural Health Network newsletter by the SWOSU College of Pharmacy

Curated Collections For Educators: Five Key Papers On Evaluating Digital Scholarship., Antonia Quinn, Teresa M Chan, Christopher Sampson, Catherine Grossman, Christine Butts, John Casey, Holly Caretta-Weyer, Michael Gottlieb

Medical Education Articles

Traditionally, scholarship that was recognized for promotion and tenure consisted of clinical research, bench research, and grant funding. Recent trends have allowed for differing approaches to scholarship, including digital publication. As increasing numbers of trainees and faculty turn to online educational resources, it is imperative to critically evaluate these resources. This article summarizes five key papers that address the appraisal of digital scholarship and describes their relevance to junior clinician educators and faculty developers. In May 2017, the Academic Life in Emergency Medicine Faculty Incubator program focused on the topic of digital scholarship, providing and discussing papers relevant to the …

Jefferson Digital Commons Quarterly Report: October-December 2017, Kelsey Duinkerken Msi, Dan Kipnis Msi, James Copeland Libt

Jefferson Digital Commons Reports

This quarterly report includes:

• Assorted assets added to the JDC in the last quarter
• Grand Rounds Recordings
• College Within a College (CWIC) Posters
• Program of Industrial Design Capstones
• What people are saying about the JDC

Week Of January 2, 2018, New York Medical College

InTouch

• Empire State Development Awards BioInc@NYMC More Than One Million Dollars
• Touro Dental Health is Open for Business
• SHSP Spreads Holiday Cheer

An Educational Intervention To Raise The Awareness Of Limited Health Literacy And The Need To Utilize Recommended Strategies And Interventions Among Healthcare Clinicians In A Program Of All-Inclusive Care For The Elderly Setting, Esther Carpenter

Doctoral Dissertations and Scholarly Projects

Health literacy is a complex, common, and challenging issue facing the United States and the world today. Occurring in the context of care delivery and significantly impacting the quality of care provided, health literacy is not simply a patient problem; but places a substantial burden on healthcare clinicians to ensure they are providing clear communication. Research suggests a lack of awareness and training among healthcare clinicians related to health literacy, resulting in clinicians being unaware of and unprepared to address this issue in practice. The purpose of this evidence-based practice project was to raise the awareness of limited health literacy …

2016-2018 Readiness For Interprofessional Learnings Scale (Ripls) Pre-Test And Post-Test Survey Results, Eva Williams Ms, Hector Rivera Md, Carmen Presti Dnp, Gauri Agarwal Md

Miller School Supplementary Data and Tools

This dataset contains the results of a Readiness for Interprofessional Learnings Scale (RIPLS) pre-test and post-test that was administered in association with a health professions course in inter-professional education (IPE). Between 2016 and 2018, 251 surveys were collected from medical and nursing students at the University of Miami who participated in a one-day course on inter-professional education. All 251 participant surveys were entered into the data file. 245 surveys were complete and used in the study analysis. The survey is comprised of demographic questions, followed by 19 pre-test and 19 post-test questions assessing student perceptions of IPE. The excel spreadsheet …

Promoting Sustainability In Quality Improvement: An Evaluation Of A Web-Based Continuing Education Program In Blood Pressure Measurement., L. Block, S. J. Flynn, L. A. Cooper, C. Lentz, T. Hull, K. B. Dietz, R. T. Boonyasai

Journal Articles

BACKGROUND: The accuracy of blood pressure measurement is variable in office-based settings. Even when staff training programs are effective, knowledge and skills decay over time, supporting the need for ongoing staff training. We evaluated whether a web-based continuing education program in blood pressure measurement reinforced knowledge and skills among clinical staff and promoted sustainability of an existing quality improvement program.

METHODS: Medical assistants and nurses at six primary care clinics within a health system enrolled in a 30-min online educational program designed to refresh their knowledge of blood pressure measurement. A 20-question pre- and post-intervention survey addressed learners' knowledge and …

Incorporation Of An Interprofessional Palliative Care-Ethics Experience Into A Required Critical Care Acting Internship., G. R. Goldberg, J. Weiner, A. Fornari, R. E. B. Pearlman, G. A. Farina

Journal Articles

Introduction: The literature documents inadequate palliative medicine training in undergraduate and graduate medical education. As the population lives longer, many people will experience multiple chronic illnesses and the associated symptom burden. All physicians involved in clinical care of patients need to be equipped with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to provide palliative care, yet most physicians do not feel adequately prepared. We designed a curriculum to provide a meaningful palliative care-ethics (PCE) clinical experience to prepare senior medical students for future practice regardless of specialty choice.

Methods: The Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell integrated a PCE experience into …

Approach To Developing Basic And Scientific Writing Competency In Dnp Students At Samuel Merritt University, Michelle Hampton

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Fusion, 2018, George Washington University, William H. Beaumont Medical Research Honor Society

Fusion

No abstract provided.

Niger: Meningitis, Rodrigo Medeiros

Global Public Health

Niger is a semi-presidential republic located in western Africa. The majority of the population lives in the most extreme southern part of the country since 80% of Niger’s territory is occupied by the Sahara desert. The desert has been spreading in recent years forcing people to leave their subsistence farms. The majority of the population lives with less than 1 dollar per day. The first meningitis outbreak lasted from 2002 until 2012, but the 2015 outbreak was the one that caused more damage to the countries located in the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa. The meningitis belt is the place …

Resting Hormone Alterations And Injuries: Block Vs. Dup Weight-Training Among D-1 Track And Field Athletes, Keith B. Painter, G Gregory Haff, N Travis Triplett, Chales Stuart, Guy Hornsby, Mike W. Ramsey, Caleb D. Bazyler, Michael H. Stone

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Daily undulating periodization (DUP), using daily alterations in repetitions, has been advocated as a superior method of resistance training, while traditional forms of programming for periodization (Block) have been questioned. Nineteen Division I track and field athletes were assigned to either a 10-week Block or DUP training group. Year and event were controlled. Over the course of the study, there were four testing sessions, which were used to evaluate a variety of strength characteristics, including maximum isometric strength, rate of force development, and one repetition maximum (1RM). Although, performance trends favored the Block group for strength and rate of force …

The Effectiveness Of Anatomy Laboratory Videos On Osteopathic Medical Students’ Performance, Sumathilatha Sakthi Velavan, Bedia Castellanos

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (New York) Publications and Research

Introduction: The usage of audio-visual aids in medical education has always been rewarding. This study aimed at evaluating the efficacy of supplementing traditional dissection based laboratories with the video demonstration of specimens.

Methods: The study was conducted among first-year osteopathic medical students of two consecutive years. The laboratory demonstration videos were recorded and provided to the experimental group and the previous class served as the historical controls. Two Likert scale based questionnaires were completed by the experimental group before and after their final examination. The students' performance in the Anatomy practical examinations were compared between the two groups. …

Integration Of Leadership Training Into A Problem/Case-Based Learning Program For First- And Second-Year Medical Students., S. B. Ginzburg, S. Deutsch, J. Bellissimo, D. E. Elkowitz, J. N.H. Stern, R. Lucito

Journal Articles

Purpose: The evolution of health care systems in response to societal and financial pressures has changed care delivery models, which presents new challenges for physicians. Leadership training is increasingly being recognized as an essential component of medical education training to prepare physicians to meet these needs. Unfortunately, most medical schools do not include leadership training. It has been suggested that a longitudinal and integrated approach to leadership training should be sought. We hypothesized that integration of leadership training into our hybrid problem-based learning (PBL)/case-based learning (CBL) program, Patient-Centered Explorations in Active Reasoning, Learning and Synthesis (PEARLS), would be an effective …

A Professionalism And Mentoring Curriculum For Pathology Residents In Training., M. J. Esposito, S. Roychoudhury, A. Fornari

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

The Inception Of A Prediabetes Prevention Program In County Government, Gregory R. Grier

Education Dissertations and Projects

With the increasing prevalence and high cost of treatment, diabetes places an enormous demand on economic resources. To combat this issue and rising health care costs,Cleveland County Government took a proactive approach and partnered with its local YMCA. The YMCA was contracted to provide Prediabetes Prevention and Diabetes Control program classes to County employees. The programs were designed to (a) decrease the A1c level of program participants, (b) lower health care costs for the County, and (c) provide education about prevention and maintenance.

The ultimate goal of the program was to assist county administration and staff in their efforts to …

Improvement Academy Annual Report Fy2018, Children's Mercy Kansas City

Improvement Academy Reports and Papers

First annual report covering the fiscal year 2018 (July 2017-June 2018).

A Unique Approach To Faculty Development Using An Observed Structured Teaching Encounter (Oste), M. A. Smith, R. Cherazard, A. Fornari, P. Adelman, M. Snopkowski, M. Lesser

Journal Articles

We have challenges with poor patient satisfaction scores (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems [HCAHPS]) and internal medicine resident (IMR) evaluations of voluntary attending physicians. Using an Observed Structured Teaching Encounter (OSTE), we designed a faculty development project that focused on attendings' teaching and feedback skills. To assess attending communication with interns and improve attending teaching and feedback skills. All IM attendings on the Long Island Jewish Forest Hills (LIJFH) Emergency Department (ED) call schedule participated. OSTE simulation sessions included two clinical scenarios, standardized patients (SPs), fourth-year medical students trained as 'interns,' OSTE checklists, and debriefing. We analyzed …

The Impact Of Simulation Learning On Community Opioid Overdose Prevention In Nursing Education, Lara Sheppa

Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects

Drug overdose, especially from opioids, is a global problem which has stretched across all racial, generational, and socio-economical groups. Millions of people have been affected on a personal or professional basis by the emotional, physical, and financial impacts of this crisis. There is a critical need to provide support for public health awareness and education on opioid overdose prevention. Worldwide, federal, state and grassroot initiatives have been implemented to help reduce harm from opioid use. The goal of this scholarly project was to prepare Associate Degree nursing students with the requisite knowledge, skills, and attitudes to manage opioid overdose within …

Unpacking Action Research And Implementation Science: Implications For Nursing, Mary Casey, Denise O'Leary, David Coghlan

Articles

Aim

The aim of this study was to unpack the key concepts of action research and implementation science thereby enabling appropriate use of these methods in nursing.

Background

A key issue in action research is not so much the methodology employed to gather data/evidence but who decides the research agenda and who benefits from it. Implementation science is a way to ensure that evidence is translated into practice. The question arises as to how action research and implementation may be understood in relation to one another in nursing.

Design

Discussion Paper

Data sources

This discussion paper is based on our …

2017-2018 Pediatric Subspecialty Trainees, Children's Mercy Hospital

Residents and Fellows Portraits

Photo composites of the graduate pediatric trainees in allergy/immunology, child abuse pediatrics, child neurology, clinical child psychology, clinical pharmacology, developmental-behavioral pediatrics, hospice & palliative care, laboratory genetics & genomics, neonatal-perinatal medicine, pediatric adolescent gynecology, pediatric anesthesiology, pediatric bioethics, pediatric cardiology, pediatric critical care medicine, pediatric dentistry, pediatric emergency medicine, pediatric endocrinology, pediatric gastroenterology, pediatric hematology/oncology, pediatric hospital medicine, pediatric infectious diseases, pediatric nephrology, pediatric optometry, pediatric ophthalmology, pediatric otolaryngology, pediatric pulmonology, pediatric radiology, pediatric rehabilitation, pediatric sports medicine, pediatric surgery, pediatric residency and med/peds residency.

Developing Racial Literacy And Cultural Fluency In The Pediatric Healthcare Setting: The Use Of Staff Focus Groups To Address Implicit Bias And Cultural Competence When Working With A Culturally Diverse Patient Population, Natalie Kinsky

Graduate Student Independent Studies

Developing Racial Literacy and Cultural Fluency in the Pediatric Healthcare Setting: The use of staff focus groups to address implicit bias and cultural competence when working with a culturally diverse patient population by Natalie Kinsky.

The purpose of this evidence-based practice (EBP), quality improvement project was to explore how targeted education and discussion, delivered through healthcare staff focus groups pertaining to race, culture, and bias, affect staff members’ knowledge and awareness of how these issues and experiences affect pediatric patients/families.

The EBP project consisted of pediatric healthcare staff focus groups to discuss topics of race, bias, and culture. The self-selected …

Cognitive Load Theory: Applications In Medical Education, Adam W. Wissman

Technical Communication Capstone Course

This article examines how cognitive load theory can help instructional designers in medical education design material and content to best suit their audience. Through the examination of schema construction, working and long-term memory, biologically primary/secondary knowledge, and novice and experienced learners, this article proposes instructional design best practices. This article separates these best practices into three categories: activities, pre-lecture resources, and teaching strategies, which can be applied to either novice learners or experienced learners.

Gender Disparities In The Association Between Socio-Demographics And Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors Among Adults With Disabilities In Shanghai, China, Youran Zhang, Gang Chen, Qi Zhang, Jun Lu, Huijiong Yu

Community & Environmental Health Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND. Non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors can co-exist with disability and cause a greater burden on the health status of adults with disabilities. A lack of egalitarian social policies in China may result in gender disparities in the NCD risk factors of adults with disabilities. However, little is known about the gender disparities in the association between socio-demographics and NCD risk factors among adults with disabilities in China; consequently, we examined this association among adults with disabilities in Shanghai, China.

METHODS. We used the health examination data of 44,896 adults with disabilities in Shanghai in 2014. Descriptive analyses and …

Health Professions Students' Attitudes Toward Teamwork Before And After An Interprofessional Education Co-Curricular Experience, Shelley C. Mishoe, Kimberly Adams Tufts, Leigh Ann Diggs, James D. Blando, Denise Claiborne, Johanna M. Hoch, Martha L. Walker

Community & Environmental Health Faculty Publications

Background: Effective interprofessional collaboration may positively impact clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, and cost effectiveness. However, educational silos and discipline-specific socialization have reinforced each health profession’s independent values, attitudes, and problem-solving approaches.

Methods and Findings: Students’ (N = 376) attitudes about teamwork were measured with the Interprofessional Attitudes Scale, Teamwork, Roles, and Responsibilities subscale using a pretest-posttest design. Experiential learning strategies and a case study approach were used to introduce students to the roles and responsibilities of the students’ disciplines. There was a positive mean difference in pretest-posttest measures (p < .001) with a moderate effect size (r = .27).

Conclusions: Providing opportunities for pre-licensure health sciences …

Inclusive Community Service Among College Students With And Without Intellectual Disability: A Pilot Study., Alexandra Manikas, Erik Carter, Jennifer Bumble

Educator Preparation & Leadership Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Graduate Medical Education Annual Report 2017-2018, Children's Mercy Hospital

GME Annual Reports

Annual report of the Children's Mercy Hospital Graduate Medical Education department, including pediatric residency, internal medicine/pediatrics residency, fellowship programs, medical students, continuing medical education, and library services.

A Mixed-Method Examination Of Patient Perceptions Of Ideal Physician Behavior And Overall Quality Of Care, Megan Rouse

Honors Program Theses

The present study examined three dimensions of physician characteristics and behaviors (knowledge, communication, and compassion) to better understand how patients perceive physicians and overall quality of care. This mixed-methods approach utilized both close- and open-ended survey questions to assess participants’ relationship with their physicians. In addition, participants wrote stories to describe best and worst experiences with physicians. Giving participants the opportunity to write stories in their own words allowed for a more nuanced understanding of the complexity of patients’ experiences, physician characteristics, and perceptions of overall quality of care. Results indicated that patients perceive physicians who are good communicators as …

The Pathology Workforce And Clinical Licensure, Robin Lorenz, Donald S. Karcher, Michael Gautreaux, Melvin Limson, Dani Zander

Pathology Faculty Publications

There has been a recent recognition of the need to prepare PhD-trained scientists for increasingly diverse careers in academia, industry, and health care. The PhD Data Task Force was formed to better understand the current state of PhD scientists in the clinical laboratory workforce and collect up-to-date information on the training and certification of these laboratorians. In this report, we summarize the findings of the PhD Data Task Force and discuss the relevance of the data collected to the future supply of and demand for PhD clinical laboratory scientists. It is clear that there are multiple career opportunities for PhD …

Review Of A Medical Pre-Clinical Curriculum For Competencies In Caring For Patients Who Are Lgbt, Gender Nonconforming, Or Born With Dsd, Nina Abon, Mandi L. Pratt-Chapman

GW Research Days 2016 - 2020

This review aimed to assess whether the George Washington University medical, pre-clinical curriculum met any of the Association of American Medical College’s (AAMC) 30 professional competencies to improve health care for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT), gender nonconforming, or born with disorders of sex development (DSD).

Methods:

Relevant sessions were reviewed based on instructors’ PowerPoint slides, audio recording of sessions (when available), assigned pre-session material, and notes taken by a student. Content and objectives from each session were mapped to corresponding AAMC competencies, and each competency was qualitatively graded as completely met, partially met, or unmet.

Results: …